About
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Theatrical
Nov 20, 1998
Box Office
$5.6M
Budget
$2.9M
Return
1.9x
Theaters
5
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
MACT Productions, VideoFilmes, RioFilme
Original Title
Central do Brasil
Original Language
Portuguese
Where to Watch
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Cast
Full credits →F
Fernanda Montenegro
Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
V
Vinícius de Oliveira
Josué Fontenele de Paiva
M
Marília Pêra
Irene
O
Othon Bastos
César
O
Otávio Augusto
Pedrão
M
Matheus Nachtergaele
Isaías Paiva
C
Caio Junqueira
Moisés Paiva
S
Stela Freitas
Yolanda
M
Maria Menezes
Waitress
S
Sergio Kato
Dora's Client
S
Soia Lira
Ana Fontenele
R
Rita Assemany
Jessé's Wife
H
Harildo Déda
Bené
G
Gildásio Leite
Man on the bus
N
Nanego Lira
Nordeste preacher
J
José Pereira da Silva
Dora's Client
E
Everaldo Pontes
Dora's Client
I
Inaldo Santana
Dora's Client
G
Gideon Rosa
Jessé
A
Antonieta Noronha
Violeta
